Tire rim



Patented Jan. 22, 1935 i y 1,988,779

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE TIRE BIM winners s. Brink, Akron, ohio. signor to The Firestone Steel Products Company, Akron, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application November 9, 1931, Serial No. 573,907 3 Claims. (Cl. l1110) This invention relates to tire rims such as are ring 20, which ring may be endless but is shown used upon vehicle wheels for supporting pneuherein as split at 21. The ring is applied to the matic tires thereon, and more especially it relates outer lateral face of the rim, and covers the side to circumferentially decorated tire rims. of the well portion 13 of the rim, although it will The decorating of tire rims having removable be obvious that the ring may be positioned else- 5 side rings or locking rings is a relatively simple where upon the rim. 'I'he outer peripheral pormatter requiring only that said rings be distinction of the ring20 abuts the inner peripheral face tively colored or plated. In tire rims that do not of a bead seat 14 of the rim, and said bead seat is utilize side rings or locking rings, such as droplocally deformed or struck out at a plurality of 1o center tire rims, the economical circumferential regions 25, 25 circumferentially of the rim to pro- 10 decorating thereof has required the application to vide inwardly projecting tongues or lugs which the' rim of a separate colored or plated ring, and are disposed in front of the outer edge of the ring it is to the improvement of means for mounting so as to hold the' ring securely in place upon the the decorating ring upon the rim that this invenrim. The ring 20, whether endless or split, is

15 tion is directed. easily sprung into place behind the lugs 25, and 15 The chief objects of the invention are to prois as easily removed therefrom if desired. vide for the facile mounting of a metal ring cir- The invention provides an economical means cumierentially of a tire rim; to provide a ring for ailixing a decorative ring to a wheel, and adds mounting that holds the ring securely in place yet nothing to the weight of the wheel.

permits ready removal thereof; and to avoid the Modification may be resorted to within the 20 adding of Weight to the rim other than that of scope of the appended claims, which are not limthe decorated ring. ited wholly to the specific construction shown and 0f the accompanying drawing: described. Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vehicle wheel What is claimed-is:

comprising a drop-center tire rim embodying the 1. The combination of a tire rim, and a deco- 25 invention in its preferred form; rative ring circumferentially mounted thereon Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof, and a tire and retained by Bf plurality of locally defOrmed on the rim, a part of the latter being broken portions 0f the rim.

away; and 2. The combination of a tire rim, and a con- Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, on a larger centric decorative ring mounted thereon and re- 30 scale, of the improved tire rim. tained by a plurality of lugs struck out from the Referring to the drawing, 10 is a drop center rim structure. l

tire rim, and 11 is a wheel hub and 12, 12 the wire 3. The combination of a drop center rim, and a.

spokes supporting the same, The rim 10 comconcentric decorative ring mounted thereon and prises the usual central circumferential groove or having its outer periphery disposed upon the in- 35 well 13, respective bead seats 14, 14 at each side ner periphery of a bead seat of the rim, said ring thereof, and lateral flanges 15, 15 extending rabeing held in place upon the rim by a circumdially outward from said bead seats. Figure 2 ferential series of retaining members struck out shows a tire 16 and inner tube 17 mounted upon from the bead seat of the rim.

a@ the rim.

40 The rim is decorated with a plated or colored WINFIELD S. BRINK. 

